Motivational Interviewing for Addiction

Support meaningful change in addiction - learn directly from the co-founder of Motivational Interviewing.

About the Course

Start date
Immediate access
Time
10hrs | Self-directed (12 months access)
Who this course is for
Mental Health & Health Professionals
Accreditation
10 CE / CME Credits

Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers a powerful, client-centered approach to working with the ambivalence that so often accompanies addiction. Rather than pushing for change or trying to talk clients out of their ambivalence, MI helps them explore their own values, build hope, and move toward recovery in a way that feels meaningful and self-directed.

Help Clients Move Toward Recovery

Whether clients are discouraged, unsure, or returning to use, Motivational Interviewing offers a respectful, collaborative framework for guiding conversations about change. Grounded in decades of research, it’s especially effective in addiction work - where motivation is often complex and change unfolds over time.

In this advanced-level course, you’ll learn how to:

  • Support clients through the stages of change - from pre-contemplation to maintenance

  • Engage clients who feel stuck, ambivalent, or unsure about recovery

  • Respond to change talk and sustain talk in the context of substance use

  • Help clients find their own reasons and readiness for change

  • Integrate MI with other evidence-based approaches to addiction treatment

There are 10.5 CE/CME credits available for this course (see Learner Notification). Please visit our FAQs to review CE/CME details, course objectives, speaker/planner conflict of interest disclosure and more.

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Learn From the Experts in MI and Addiction Treatment

This course is taught by William Miller, co-developer of Motivational Interviewing, and Theresa Moyers, internationally respected MI trainer and researcher - alongside a team of expert addiction specialists.

  • William Miller is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He co-developed Motivational Interviewing and is a pioneer in the treatment of substance use. He has authored more than 600 publications and is one of the most cited researchers in psychology.

  • Theresa Moyers is Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico. Her work focuses on clinician skill-building and fidelity in MI practice, with a particular emphasis on addiction treatment. Known for her engaging teaching and deep clinical insight, she is one of the world’s most experienced MI trainers.

Together, they bring decades of research, teaching, and clinical experience to this course - through in-depth instruction, filmed demonstrations, and practical strategies for real-world addiction work.

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What This Course Helps You Do

This course gives you a practical, skills-based framework for using Motivational Interviewing in the treatment of substance use disorders, including both alcohol and other drug use.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Work more effectively with ambivalence in addiction contexts

  • Recognize and respond to change talk and sustain talk

  • Guide recovery conversations without confrontation or persuasion

  • Support clients through setbacks, relapses, and uncertain motivation

  • Apply MI across the stages of change

  • Approach addiction treatment as an ongoing process - not a one-time event

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Your Learning Experience

This 10-hour, self-paced course combines expert instruction, filmed demonstrations, and interactive learning to help you build real confidence in using Motivational Interviewing with clients affected by substance use.

Your course includes:

  • Video lessons that break down key MI concepts and techniques

  • Demonstrations of MI with clients at different stages of change

  • Animations and interactive quizzes to reinforce learning

  • Downloadable exercises and tools to support your clinical work

  • A curated library of readings and resources to deepen your understanding

This course is ideal for psychologists, therapists, social workers, counselors, addiction specialists, peer workers, nurses, doctors, and others working professionally with clients affected by substance use disorders.

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